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Gov. Gavin Newsom Disappears $30 Billion of the Deficit in New Budget

January 10, 2024 1:47 pmJanuary 10, 2024 1:47 pm

Where did $30 billion of California’s budget deficit go? California Governor Gavin Newsom put on quite a budget show this morning, feigning indignation over the Legislative Analyst’s Office’s recent update on the state’s actual budget deficit, which the LAO put...

DOJ Indicts Sacramento City Councilman Sean Loloee Over Hiring Illegal Immigrants

January 10, 2024 7:54 amJanuary 10, 2024 8:20 am

Recently resigned Sacramento City Councilman Sean Loloee could face over 100 years in prison and millions of dollars in fines for hiring illegal immigrants at the Sacramento-area grocery stores he owns, Fox 40 reported, based on the details contained in...

Chevron Reduced Spending in California by Hundreds of Millions of Dollars since 2022

January 9, 2024 8:24 amJanuary 9, 2024 8:29 am

“Congratulations to California Gov. Gavin Newsom, who is succeeding at his goal of driving away fossil fuel investment and jobs, even while failing to reduce global CO2 emissions.” Ouch. That is from the Wall Street Journal editorial board, as Chevron...

Safeway, Adidas Closing in San Francisco; William Sonoma On its Way Out?

January 8, 2024 5:12 pmJanuary 8, 2024 5:19 pm

The Globe’s good friend Sebastian in San Francisco frequently updates us on the ever closing department stores, grocery stores, restaurants, auto dealers and the like. Monday, Sebastian shared this with the Globe: “On Christmas Day, drug addicts shot up and...

A Tale of Two Lawmakers in the Sacramento Swamp

January 8, 2024 7:46 amJanuary 8, 2024 7:52 am

There is a reason the expression “Drain the Swamp” is used to describe rooting out corruption and bad behavior in politics. “Swamps” exist in every city hall, state Capitol and in Washington D.C. Sacramento’s swamp is one of the largest...

California Democrats Pushing for Legalized Racial Discrimination on Ballot – AGAIN

January 8, 2024 2:50 amJanuary 9, 2024 7:34 am

Even after badly losing a 2020 referendum to bring back racial preferences, the professional class of race hustlers are back again – with a constitutional amendment. Proposition 16 would have overturned California’s ban on Affirmative Action – the preferential treatment...

New Casebook Released on California’s Political and Election Laws

January 8, 2024 2:45 amJanuary 8, 2024 2:46 am

Long-time California Globe contributor Chris Micheli has just published his fifth casebook on California state government topics. This newest release is titled, “Cases and Materials on California’s Political and Election Laws.” Nearly 1,100 pages in length, it is the first...